Suspender construction



Aug. 22, 1939. J. SCHWARZ SUSPENDER CONSTRUCTION Filed June 24, 1937Patented Aug. 22, 1939 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE SUSPENDERCONSTRUCTION Joachim Schwarz, Irvington, N. J., assignor to ForstnerChain Corporation, a corporation of New Jersey My present inventionrelates to apparel accessories and has particular reference to suspenderconstructions.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide novel suspendershaving a small number of parts which cooperate to produce a moreeffective device.

It is a further object of my invention to provide suspenders which havefabric strap portions combined with stretchable sections utilizingexpandible spring coils.

An additionalobject of my invention is to provide a unique means forjoining the spring coil sections to the fabric strap portions so as topermit quick adjustment.

Another object of my invention is to provide a sliding connection forthe fabric strap portions so as to retain the fabric ends in contiguous;relation to the spring coil sections without interfering with thestretch of the latter.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a freely swingingback construction for the suspenders.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, myinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosedin the detailed description following, in

conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and

more specifically defined in the claim appended thereto.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view of the novel suspenders construction, parts beingbroken away;

Fig. 2 is a rear View of the adjustable con.- nection of one spring coilsection to its fabric strap;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing the manner of locking of theadjustable connector to the coil section;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an adjustable connector;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the novel slide connector;

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the fabric engaging lock plate therefor;

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the appearance of the slide connectionwhen assembled;

Fig. 9 is a section through a sliding eye end lock on the line 99 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 10 is a perspective View showing the sliding eye end lock prior toassembly; and

Fig. 11 is a detail view of a modified slide connector.

Referring to the drawing, the novel suspender It includes two strapportions I I and I2 made of relatively non-stretchable material,preferably fabric, and two spring coil sections I3, I4 which areadjustably secured to the ends of the textile sections H and I2 by meansof adjustable lock connectors I5 and It. The forward ends of the strapsH and I2 are slidably mounted on the coil sections by means of end slideconnections i'i, I8, the rear ends of the straps respectively passingthrough a back ring I9 and having their ends locked to the other strapby means of locking connections 2d; a third spring coil section ZI isswivelly attached to the ring I9. The respective coil sections have endtabs 22, 23 and 24, which are equipped with the usual button loops 2t,and slidingly pass: through eyes 26 of end lock connections 21 securedto the ends of the coil. sections, the back coil section 2| beingconnected to the ring 59 by a similar end connection 21. The adjustableconnections I5, I6 are preferably formed as disclosed in Fig. 3, andinclude a base 28, preferably stamped of sheet metal, which has end tabs29 and foldable flanges: 30, whereby the tabs 25 may be passed throughadjacent coils: 3% of a coil spring section, as shown in Fig. 4, theside flanges 39 then being folded thereover to permanently lock thespring coil and the end connection together. The base I5 is bentupwardly and then outwardly, see Figs. 3 and 5, and has rear sides 32 inwhich a cam lock 33 is: hingedly mounted, having a finger engageableportion 34 for lifting, and a toothed cam portion 35 at right anglesthereto, to receive the strap II, whereby turning the finger engageableportion 34 downwardly between the sides 32 locks the strap to the endconnection. As best shown in Fig. 3, the formation of the base providesa back portion which is laterally displaced from the front portion,whereby the strap freely passes: underneath the coil section, the end ofthe strap being attached to a slide element, see Fig. 6, which has asplit loop 36 and an intermediate lock plate 31 with an end wall 38 andspaced prongs 39, these spaced prongs being passed through the strapfabric and turned over to engage the loop 36, as disclosed in Fig. 5,the ends of the loop being recessed as indicated at 40 to receive theedge 38, thus completing the assembly. Each end connection 21 comprisesa base 4I having side flanges 42 and an elongated central shank 43terminating in a flat end 44 which has side prongs 45, whereby one endof the coil section may be received in the base and the elon- III gatedportion turned over, thus forming the eye 55 26, the prongs being passedthrough adjacent coils and the side flanges then folded over to completethe assembly. An alternative construction facilitates length adjustment,the sections II and I2 having metal ends 46, see Fig. 11, a

slide loop 41 retaining the sections and coil sections to ether.

The novel suspenders thus includes straps having expansible coilsections, with novel end connections to receive the button tabs, and asliding ring connection at the back, whereby the suspenders are light,comfortable to Wear, and follow the movements of the wearer at alltimes. The use of spring coil sections limits the stretching portions tothe vicinity of the trousers, and the strap portions which pass over theshoulders do not stretch, thus adding to the comfort of the wearer.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of myinvention, it is obvious that changes in the size and arrangement of theparts, in the materials used, and in the manner of attachment of theparts toeach other, may be made to suit the requirements for difierentdesigns of suspenders without departing from the spirit and the scope ofthe invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

In an article of the class described, two straps of flexible material, aring, one end of each strap being swivelly connected to said ring, ametallic spring coil section having an end connector swivelly connectedto said ring, each of said straps having an end connector slidablyadjustably secured thereto, and metallic spring coil sectionsrespectively connected to said sliding connectors, the free end of eachstrap having an end connector adapted to freely slide on the associatedspring coil section.

J OACHIM SCHWARZ.

